MooseWood creature feature set
MARQUETTE — “Creature Feature: Colubrid Snakes” will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, at MooseWood Nature Center, located on Presque Isle Avenue.
The most common category of snakes seen within the pet trade today are known as colubrids, members of the scientific family Colubridae, MooseWood said in a news release. Encompassing nearly two-thirds of currently known snake species, colubrids include corn snakes, milk snakes, king snakes, garter snakes and numerous other individual species.
Guests will have a unique up-close animal experience with a king, corn and garter snake and learn about their habitat, their individual stories and interesting facts.
Suggested age range for the program is ages 6 and up, but all are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. To support the nature center, suggested donations are $5 per child or $10 per family. Register at moosewoodnc@gmail.com. Registration is not required, but appreciated.


